Gov’t assures employment, livelihood opportunities for PWDs
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has renewed government assurance in protecting the rights and promoting the economic empowerment of persons with disability.
Bello made the commitment at the start of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week at the Employers Forum on Disability Inclusive Employment held in Manila on Friday.
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BWSC, ILS conduct workshop on Disability Inclusive Governance Framework
In line with the celebration of the 41st National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) and the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) partnered up for the conduct of a workshop on Disability Inclusive Governance Framework of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) last July 23, 2019 at The Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila.
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RO 9 unveils Project HOPE for displaced fisherfolks
The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment in the Zamboanga Peninsula introduced the five-year development plan of the Project HOPE (Helping Others Prosper Economically) last June 20, 2019 at Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone.
Project HOPE is a holistic intervention and initiative of the DOLE Regional Office 9 for the displaced workers and their dependents of the fishing and canning industry affected by the annual closed fishing season (December to February) by providing livelihood, emergency employment and skills training.
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BWSC holds 2nd briefing session on new social legislations for Kasambahays
Can a domestic worker or kasambahay who got fired by his/her employer claim for an unemployment insurance? If an employer fails to remit all contributions of the kasambahay to the Social Security System (SSS), would the SSS penalize or condone the employer? Can a domestic helper lodge a complaint against her employer? Is the kasambahay entitled to take maternity leave if she got pregnant?
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BWSC Staff, LIOs and IT staff from NCR, ROs 3 and 4A learn advanced video production
“A one-minute video is equivalent to 1.8 million words.” This quote of Dr. James McQuivey of Forrester Research proves that video is nowadays one of the most effective and powerful tool of communication.
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